What is recorded here
This record relates to the original location of a cross-slab which was found c. 1971 when the Glencolumbkille Folk Village was being built. It had originally come from somewhere within a 20 mile radius of the village and had been broken. It measures 0.84m × 0.2m to 0.52m × 0.075m. A thinly incised double-banded cross, interlaced at the centre and with triquetra terminals can be seen on it. It is currently located to the rear of the cottage called 'An Longphort' (see DG080-024007-).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 September 2009
This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period (c. 7th–12th century) and may have served a Christian commemorative or waymarking function. Its original location within a 20-mile radius suggests a connection to early monastic or settlement sites in the Glencolumbkille area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument